Good to be home after a long trip. We landed in Bangkok for a brief stop and supposedly we had to check in again for the next leg. However it was miles to the check-in counter and miles back to reboard the same plane. I still don't know if we misunderstood or if the system is just plain stupid! We also landed in Sydney and had to catch a domestic back to Brisbane which made the trip longer than necessary (QF512). Must remember to fly direct in future.